Survey explores student opinions on college racial climate
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students speak out about what they’ve seen and what they expect from their colleges with regard to racial justice and climate.
Read More about Survey explores student opinions on college racial climateCase Western Reserve Law student Justin Hill publishes articles on race and law
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY OF SCHOOL OF LAW — At CWRU, students have an opportunity to publish articles in three Law Journals: Case Western Reserve Law Review, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law and Health Matrix. In addition, faculty work with students to help them place their seminar papers and independent study scholarship in journals outside the law…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law student Justin Hill publishes articles on race and lawCollege faculty face stigma in disclosing disabilities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Faculty members with disabilities say stigma prevents some from being open about their conditions, and the path to the academy still has its barriers.
Read More about College faculty face stigma in disclosing disabilitiesInequities are driving women from law firms
BLOOMBERG LAW — A recent ABA study is packed with bad news for women in law firms. Co-authors Stephanie Scharf and Roberta Liebenberg have some ideas on what Big Law can do.
Read More about Inequities are driving women from law firmsDuke Law launches speaker series examining systemic racism in America
DUKE LAW — New speakers series provides academic and historic lens for law students grappling with the high-profile killings of Black Americans by law enforcement in 2020.
Read More about Duke Law launches speaker series examining systemic racism in AmericaUC Irvine Law creates endowed scholarship to foster social and economic diversity within the legal profession
MYNEWSLAW.COM — The University of California, Irvine School of Law Thursday announce the creation of a $100,000 endowed scholarship that will allow it to further its commitment to diversity.
Read More about UC Irvine Law creates endowed scholarship to foster social and economic diversity within the legal professionColumbia Law dean Gillian Lester discusses implementation of anti-racist initiatives and programs
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Over the past year, the Anti-Racism Steering Committee (ARSC) has been instrumental in articulating a set of priorities and catalyzing the implementation of initiatives throughout the Law School in furtherance of our institutional commitment to anti-racism. The
Read More about Columbia Law dean Gillian Lester discusses implementation of anti-racist initiatives and programsSurvey: Many students underwhelmed by college racial justice efforts
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The latest Student Voice survey shows what college students think about their institutions’ actions in the aftermath and year since George Floyd was killed last May — and what campus leaders can do now to take bolder steps toward racial justice and equality.
Read More about Survey: Many students underwhelmed by college racial justice effortsReport: Flagship universities fail to enroll Black and Latino students from their state
THE HECHINGER REPORT — Fifteen state flagships had at least a 10-point gap between the percentageof Black public high school graduates in their states in 2019 and the Black share of freshmen they enrolled that fall, according to federal data analyzed by The Hechinger Report and The Washington Post.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — After bringing the idea to Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Affinity Relations Lisa Taylor, and with the help of Assistant Director of Student Affairs Lucinda Gardner and SBA Director of Diversity Initiatives Isabel Garcia, AUWCL’s Women of Color Coalition (WOCC) was born.
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